Citizen Kane

Despite all the publicity, the film was a box office flop and was quickly consigned to the RKO vaults. At 1941's Academy Awards the film was booed every time one of its nine nominations was announced. It was only re-released for the public in the mid-1950s. Of course, it is now considered one of the consensus best movies of all time, topping many "Best Of" lists including AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies.